#Mobile Covid Testing

[manveerkaursblog]

[coastercrushed]

i almost threw up on my nurse because she had to do two swabs at once

[agonizedembrace]

another day cursed with bad luck 👍🏻

[sheshallfromtimetotime]

Argh, I'm in the office, but my roommate (who just got back about a week ago from facilitating at a conference/retreat thing) just texted to say she tested positive for the 'rona. *sigh* Gonna give her a call at lunchtime to figure out how we're gonna manage this in our small apartment. Fun times!

[casanovasadmiral]

Sorry for a lack of posting I am Deathly Ill.

[urgentmedhousecalls]

Professional Mobile Covid Testing San Francisco

The concept of mobile testing has gained significance amid the ongoing pandemic, as it offers a convenient and accessible approach to testing individuals for the virus.

Looking for the Best Mobile Covid Testing In San Francisco?

Contact Urgent Med House Calls.

https://urgentmedhousecalls.com/

[mobilelabsone]

Website: https://www.mobilelabsone.com

Address: Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Mobile Labs One, situated in Somerset County, New Jersey, offers a distinctive, patient-centered in-home laboratory service across Central New Jersey, with a spotlight on Somerset and Morris Counties. With over 35 years of comprehensive medical laboratory experience, they prioritize patient comfort and convenience by bringing laboratory services directly to your doorstep. Their certified phlebotomists are not only adept at collecting various laboratory specimens, including blood and urine, but also facilitate DNA Genetic Testing and Covid-19 testing. Partnering with several local laboratories, they ensure swift and efficient delivery of results, typically within 48 hours, directly to your doctor. Mobile Labs One simplifies the process of laboratory testing, managing all paperwork, insurance billing, and specimen delivery, all while providing a stress-free and convenient experience for the patient. Their services extend to homes, workplaces, and even doctor's offices, ensuring laboratory testing is accessible and hassle-free.

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[counterintuitivecomics]

MASK UP FOR GLOBAL LIBERATION

Protect your community by wearing N95s and KN95s when meeting indoors or in crowds! The more of us mask up, the less we get sick, the harder it is for police to surveil us, and the safer we make our shared spaces for our disabled and immuno-compromised comrades and loved ones.

Get started by finding local mask resources on the global COVID Action Map (you can also submit groups to be added). If you have the means, donate masks and tests to your local orgs and encourage accessibility so we can ALL join the fight (bringing in interpreters/translators and medics, ensuring accessibility for wheelchairs/mobility devices, offering child care, filtering the air indoors, setting up virtual options etc).

UPDATE: Download this 8.5"x11" poster for free on itch.io to print and distribute! Includes files suitable for color, black and white, and risograph printing. Any donations will go to printing costs, or buying masks for my local mutual aid groups.

Pandemics have no borders, and all our struggles are united!

[ID: A poster declaring “MASK UP” in red above 3 figures from the waist up, each wearing a different respirator mask. The top figure is an Arab person wearing a fluttering red and white kufiyah over a black hijab and red dress, as well as an Aura 9210+ N95 mask. They steady themselves with one hand on the lower left figure, and raise the other one up triumphantly. The left person is a fat Asian teenager wearing a black hoodie with a genderqueer symbol on the shoulder, and a black Laianzhi HYX1002 KN100 mask. They are holding a box labeled FREE that’s full of COVID-19 Rapid Tests, and two different kinds of plastic-wrapped N95s. The last figure is a middle aged Black person in a power chair, wearing a Flo Mask with a customised rainbow cover, a dark blue winter hat with a Disability pin on it, and a blue shirt featuring 6 countries flags from R to L: Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Palestine, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Tigray, Ethiopia. Underneath reads: “RESPIRATOR MASKS PROTECT: your health, your identity, and your community. Find resources near you at COVIDActionMap.org”]

[medforcemobile]

COVID Testing in West Palm Beach: A Comprehensive Guide

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our way of life in many ways. One of the most significant changes has been the widespread need for testing. With the virus still prevalent in many parts of the country, including West Palm Beach, testing remains an important tool in the fight against the pandemic. In this blog, we will provide you with a comprehensive guide to COVID testing in West Palm Beach, including the services provided by MedForce Mobile.

Why Is COVID Testing Important?

COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus that spreads through respiratory droplets. Some people who have the virus may not show any symptoms, which makes it difficult to contain the spread of the disease. Testing helps identify people who are infected so they can be isolated and treated, reducing the risk of further transmission.

Types of COVID Tests

There are two main types of COVID tests: diagnostic tests and antibody tests.

Diagnostic Tests: Diagnostic tests are used to detect active COVID-19 infections. These tests are typically administered through a nasal or throat swab. The most common diagnostic tests are polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and antigen tests.

Antibody Tests: Antibody tests are used to determine if someone has had a previous COVID-19 infection. These tests require a blood sample and are not used to diagnose active infections.

COVID Testing in West Palm Beach

There are several locations in West Palm Beach where you can get tested for COVID-19. Some of the most common locations include hospitals, urgent care centers, and testing centers. MedForce Mobile is one such provider of COVID testing in West Palm Beach. They offer a range of services designed to make testing as convenient and accessible as possible.

MedForce Mobile: Who Are They?

MedForce Mobile is a healthcare provider that specializes in mobile health services. They offer a range of services, including COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and health screenings. Their goal is to make healthcare services more accessible and convenient for patients.

MedForce Mobile COVID Testing Services

MedForce Mobile offers several COVID testing services in West Palm Beach. These services include:

1. Rapid Antigen Testing: Rapid antigen testing is a diagnostic test that can provide results in as little as 15 minutes. This test is administered through a nasal swab and is designed to detect active COVID-19 infections.

2. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Testing: PCR testing is considered the gold standard for COVID-19 testing. This test is also administered through a nasal or throat swab, and results are typically available within a few days.

3. Antibody Testing: MedForce Mobile also offers antibody testing to determine if someone has had a previous COVID-19 infection.

How to Get Tested with MedForce Mobile

Getting tested with MedForce Mobile is easy. You can schedule an appointment online or by phone. They also offer mobile testing services, which means they can come to you. This is particularly convenient for people who are unable to leave their homes or do not have access to transportation.

Call to Action: Get Tested for COVID-19 Today

COVID-19 testing remains an important tool in the fight against the pandemic. If you live in West Palm Beach and need to get tested, consider MedForce Mobile. They offer a range of services designed to make testing as convenient and accessible as possible. Don't delay - get tested for COVID-19 today.

Conclusion

COVID-19 has changed our way of life in many ways. Testing remains an important tool in the fight against the pandemic. If you live in West Palm Beach and need to get tested for COVID-19, there are several locations where you can do so, including MedForce Mobile. They offer a range of services designed to make testing as convenient and accessible as possible. Remember, getting tested for COVID-19 is not only important

[trans-axolotl]

genuinely don't have the words to express how important this retreat was to me :) there was a time in my life i thought i would never meet another intersex person and to be around 25 intersex people. including some of my intersex mentors and like "famous" intersex people who were instrumental in my own intersex journey and then just being able to be in community with them. and to just have this space where i was so intimately understood and to have so much room for intersex joy and resource sharing and support and just. like i am sitting here crying in the airport because it was SO special and literally nothing like this has happened in the US intersex community before.

and i got to spend time with so many old and new intersex friends and my intersex soulmatebestie. i met three other intersex sex workers who are involved in harm reduction and decrim stuff. i met five other antipsych/anticarceral intersex people who are actively doing anticarceral mental health support work!!! i met intersex people in my city!! i met older intersex people who could give me organizing advice and were just so generous with their care.

and like it was just magical there was so much attention into getting everyones needs met. we were very covid conscious, masking anytime indoors, all of our workshops activities and meals were outdoors, we all had PCR testing. it was fully accessible for my wheelchair and there were so many other mobility aid users there. we were out in nature, we saw the redwoods, we went to the ocean and people carried me out to the water so i could get in. we went swimming, we saw whales in the ocean, it was just so fucking beautiful and special and aaaaaa im so inspired and emotional and have so many ideas for things i want to do next

[collapsedsquid]

In the U.K., the Health Security Agency recently raised its threat level to 4 out of 6, the stage immediately before large-scale human outbreaks. In Europe, countries are proactively vaccinating dairy and poultry workers against infection, with 15 nations already securing a total of 40 million doses through the European Commission. In the United States, despite having a stockpile of those vaccines, we are not distributing them, instead focusing on standing up voluntary supplies of seasonal flu vaccines to frontline workers. (The hope is that this will prevent animal infections of human flu that might aid in the further mutation of H5N1.) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cited the low number of cases to justify its inaction, but it has also moved remarkably slowly to promote the kind of widespread surveillance testing that could actually identify cases. Only recently has the agency begun to mobilize real funding for a testing push, after a period of months in which various federal groups batted around responsibility and ultimate authority like a hot potato. And as was the case early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the C.D.C.’s preferred test for bird flu “has issues.” Three months into the outbreak, only 45 people had even been tested; six weeks later, the total number of people tested had grown only to “230+.” [...] Most farms aren’t supplying N95 masks, goggles or aprons to protect workers, either, and when Amy Maxmen of KFF News surveyed farm workers to ask why they weren’t getting tested, “no one had heard of bird flu, never mind gotten P.P.E. or offers of tests,” she reported. “One said they don’t get much from their employers, not even water. If they call in sick, they worry about getting fired.” Last month, a crew was deployed to slow the spread of the disease by killing every last chicken of 1.78 million on a large Colorado farm where H5N1 had broken out and six of the workers contracted the virus, partly because the gear they’d been provided was hard to use in the punishing 104-degree heat. In June, Robert Redfield, former director of the C.D.C., echoed many epidemiologists in predicting that “it’s not a question of if, it’s more of a question of when we will have a bird flu pandemic.” In July, Brown’s Jennifer Nuzzo warned that the steady beat of new cases “screams at us that this virus is not going away.” Tulio de Oliveira, a bioinformatician who studies global disease surveillance, marveled that the American effort to track the spread of the disease was absolutely amateurish and the country’s apparent indifference “unbelievable.”

[thoughtportal]

At least one in five people who have had COVID-19 will develop what is known as “long COVID,” characterized by signs, symptoms, and conditions that continue or well after a COVID-19 infection. According to officials, Detroit has the second highest rate of long COVID in the nation, with over 25% of adults who had COVID-19 reporting long-term symptoms.

In response, a new no-cost mobile health unit is working to provide metro Detroiters with screening for the condition, intending to gather research on long COVID’s effects and bridge the gap to healthcare access in marginalized communities.

On Friday, March 15, declared Long COVID Awareness Day, Michigan Speaker of the House Joe Tate, Michigan Rep. Tyrone Carter, health experts, and community members gathered for an event highlighting the first-of-its-kind CT chest screening program.

The unit was created about a year ago through a partnership between Moderna, Team Wellness Center, People.Health, and other local community organizations.

“Some of our locations service some of the most vulnerable communities in the whole state,” Dani Hourani, Director of Team Wellness Center, said. “It’s very important for us that we are able to bring them resources that they otherwise would not have.”

So far, the screenings have not only helped the impact of long COVID but also been able to detect non-COVID-related illnesses including cancer. Plus, the team has connected patients with further care and testing when needed.

“Whether you’re in Detroit or rural areas, bringing healthcare access directly to the community and partnering with organizations that have that trust with community members is critical,” Tate said at the Friday event. “We still have more work to do to make sure that we lessen the impact of COVID on this community.”

Anyone over 18 who has had COVID-19 and is still experiencing difficulty breathing or other symptoms is encouraged to get scanned. People can fill out a form at People.Health to schedule an appointment.

[aelianated-star]

Buckle up folks because this is a long post -

Tips for newly diagnosed dysautonomia patients:

- Drink a lot of water (so much water guys. Especially if you have hypovolemic types of dysautonomia, like hypovolemic POTS, it’s crucial)

- Keep up with electrolytes/ salt intake. Vitassium makes salt pills, chews, and tablets. I personally prefer the tablets because I can just suck on them for a while, but I know a few people who prefer the pills.

- Compression socks help, A LOT! One major component of dysautonomia, in general, is blood pooling (which can greatly increase your risk of fainting). The compression/construction helps blood flow and return back to your heart and brain

- Your disability(s) are valid, even if you don’t pass out/pass out a lot!! Only about 1/3 of people with POTS (one of the most common types of dysautonomia) pass out! And of those, few pass out regularly/daily (such as myself). No matter what, you are valid! Even if you’re undiagnosed, even if your case is “mild”, even if you manage it well without much help; you’re valid!

- Especially for those of you who are just being introduced to disability (likely because of long COVID), it’s okay to grieve the life you used to have/planned to have. You can live a wonderful, full life with these conditions (and other conditions), it just may require more accommodations than you anticipated!

- DONT BE AFRAID TO ACCOMODATE YOURSELF! Seriously, use mobility aids, get a 504/IEP, and make your space(s) accessible to yourself! I use forearm crutches for short distances, but because of how severe my dysautonomia is, I’m reliant on a wheelchair (with someone pushing me/motorized aid) to go more than a couple hundred feet/longer (or anything that requires standing for more than 5-10 minutes).

- Get a pulse oximeter or watch! Certain types of dysautonomia may cause lowered oxygen (hypoxia) because of a lack of available blood. It’s extremely important to monitor this and make sure you’re aware of your oxygen levels!

- Find community! I personally love using “stuff that works”. It not only lets you crowdsource for information about medications or treatments, but lets you message other people with the same condition(s) as you.

- If you feel like something is wrong, please talk to your doctor. I know it’s scary, especially if you have medical trauma/PTSD on top of these conditions, but it can literally be lifesaving. I noticed a sudden uptick in chest pain and casually mentioned it to my doctor. Sure enough, we found I have two types of arrhythmias (p-wave inversion and flutters) Now I’m pushing for genetic testing to see if my diagnosed EDS is vEDS/cvEDS

- Don’t be afraid to start and try medications! I’ve tried numerous medications and haven’t found anything that works quite right yet, but that doesn’t mean I won’t :). And some of you may not need medication! You may be able to manage with lifestyle changes, or IV therapy, which is great! Do what works FOR YOU. Everyone is different!

- Rest days are productive! Your body is working really hard to keep you alive, it’s okay to take a break! Take care of yourself, really, it’s okay to conserve spoons.

[covid-safer-hotties]

We can do better for young people with long covid - Published July 25, 2024

We need greater awareness, resources, and rehabilitation for children and adolescents with long covid

Research and resources to support children and adolescents living with post covid-19 condition (long covid) are sparse. Difficulties with diagnosis, non-specific symptoms, and a lack of awareness are just some of the reasons for this, and they contribute to the stigmatisation of this relatively new condition. Greater support, treatments, and resources are needed for young people living with long covid.

Global prevalence estimates of long covid in children vary widely depending on cohort, methodology, and definition, with reported rates of 1.6-70%.3 Obtaining a diagnosis can take time as investigations are needed to eliminate other possible disease cause, and symptoms can be broad and fluctuate or relapse over time. Symptoms of the condition include fatigue, exertion intolerance, mood changes, sleep disorders, headache, pain, and change in respiratory function and can affect everyday functioning, such as eating habits, activities of daily living, physical activity, behaviour, academic performance and school attendance, and social interactions.

The nature of the symptoms, a lack of professional awareness, and absence of a definitive diagnostic test mean that stigmatisation is common. Young people with long covid frequently feel embarrassed about having the condition and its physical limitations, and that people behaved differently towards them because of misinformed notions that they might be exaggerating or that long covid is not a real disease. It has been suggested that stigma drives people away from health services, contributes to psychological distress, and compromises long term physical outcomes.

The latest data from the UK Office for National Statistics estimated that more than 100 000 children and young people aged 3-17 living in England and Scotland were experiencing self-reported long covid in the month period ending 7 March 2024. More than 20 000 of these children and adolescents reported that their ability to undertake daily activities had been limited “a lot.”

Appropriate medical screening, rehabilitation, and assistive technologies can support those living with long covid by improving physical, mental, cognitive, and social functioning to perform essential everyday tasks such as self-care, communication, or mobility. Evidence based resources from the World Health Organization, produced with the long covid kids’ youth advisory panel, are available on this topic, and provide guidance on subjects such as pacing activity, managing breathlessness, and returning to education. Rehabilitation and assistive technologies can help improve participation in family life, education, and employment.

Read the rest at either link!

[plastiquefruit]

Got my flu shot and updated Covid vaccine today. Trying to get both bandaids in the photo is a test of shoulder mobility 😂

[urgentmedhousecalls]

Best Mobile Covid Testing San Francisco

The concept of mobile testing has gained significance amid the ongoing pandemic, as it offers a convenient and accessible approach to testing individuals for the virus.

Looking for the Best Mobile Covid Testing In San Francisco?

Contact Urgent Med House Calls.

https://urgentmedhousecalls.com/